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Tomás Argento (born 24 September 1986 in
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
) is a
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striker from
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, who made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in
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,
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. He finished in tenth position with his national team at the
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup The 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held 6–17 September 2006 in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Germany won the tournament for second consecutive time after defeating A ...
in
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. Tomás won two medals at the
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, two at the Champions Challenge and one at the
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. Now, alongside his brother he owns a hockey and soccer club called Club cerro pilar.


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Argentine Hockey Federation

Olympic profile

Club Cerro pilar
1986 births Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Living people Argentine male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2007 Pan American Games 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players from Buenos Aires Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in field hockey Pan American Games silver medalists in field hockey South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in field hockey Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-fieldhockey-bio-stub